Henry joined Haldanes as a trainee solicitor in 2006. After qualifying in 2008, he stayed at Haldanes and has been practising in the field of civil litigation and dispute resolution with a focus on commercial litigation.
Henry handles a wide range of civil dispute and litigation matters, including those relating to complex commercial transactions, company shareholders disputes, intellectual property, employment fraud, property / tenancy and personal bankruptcy / company liquidation. He has also acted in judicial review. Henry regularly represents both local and overseas clients, from entrepreneurs to professionals and from start-up businesses to multi-national corporations and listed companies. His work commonly involves coordinating between litigation in multiple jurisdictions.
Case highlights:
- Acted in a shareholders’ dispute relating to a business of over 25 years, involving petitions in Hong Kong and the BVI for “unfair prejudice” remedies and just and equitable winding-up
- Acted in a worldwide litigation relating to the use of funds in the construction of a resort in Jamaica, which involves multiple applications for Mareva asset-freezing injunction and disclosure orders in Hong Kong
- Acted in a contract claim of close to HK$1 billion with proceedings in both Hong Kong and the PRC
- Acted for a listed company in a claim against its former directors for breach of duties in procuring various questionable transactions
- Acted for a listed company in an application to discharge the appointment of provisional liquidators
- Acted for a former director of a subsidiary of a listed company in defending claims for misfeasance of office
- Acted for the provisional liquidators of a listed company in a dispute involving various camps of stakeholders, including defending an application by an opposing creditor to discharge the provisional liquidators
- Acted for a substantial shareholder of a listed company in defending a claim for transaction of shares at an undervalue
- Acted for a listed company in a claim against its former auditor for professional negligence
- Acted for a listed company and its subsidiaries in a dispute relating to trademark ownership
- Acted for a subsidiary of a Chinese state-owned enterprise in a dispute relating to share mortgage
- Acted for a film production company in defending a claim for copyright infringement
- Acted for a media celebrity in a claim for harassment, including making an application for injunctive relief
- Acted for a family of village inhabitants in a claim for adverse possession of land exceeding 5,000 square metres in Yuen Long
- Acted for both claimants and defendants in numerous email fraud claims
- Acted for both claimants and defendants in numerous claims involving nuisance in domestic premises
